Poston Junior High School vs. Basis Phoenix
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
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Basis Phoenix ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Arizona for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Graduation Rate
Overview
Poston Junior High School in Mesa, AZ, serves grades 7–9 with an enrollment of 779 students and a student–teacher ratio of 18:1, which is approximately equal to the district average but higher than the state average.
Math proficiency at Poston is 24%, which is lower than the state average of 34% and the district average of 33%, showing a decline from 34% in 2019.
Reading proficiency is 33%, below the state average of 40% and district average of 38%, remaining stable over recent years but consistently below average.
Science proficiency stands at 20%, which is lower than the Arizona state average of 24% and district average of 22%.
The school's overall ranking declined from #350 in 2012 to #1062 in 2023, and graduation rates have been below 50%, significantly lower than the state average of 77%.
Minority enrollment represents 67% of the student body, with a Hispanic student population of 416, and the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced–price lunch remained high at 49% free lunch and 10% reduced–price lunch in 2023, indicating ongoing socioeconomic challenges in this Mesa public junior high school.
Serving 781 students in grades 5-12, Basis Phoenix ranks in the top 1% of all schools in Arizona for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 83% (which is higher than the Arizona state average of 34%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 87% (which is higher than the Arizona state average of 40%).
The student-teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the Arizona state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 82% of the student body (majority Asian), which is higher than the Arizona state average of 67% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
7-9
5-12
Total Students
782 students
781 students
Total Classroom Teachers
40 teachers
40 teachers
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Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
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Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#1062 out of 1921 schools in AZ
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
#13 out of 1921 schools in AZ
(Top 1%)
(Top 1%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
83%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
87%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
85-89%
Graduation Rate
<50%
≥95%
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Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 6 Students
-
183
Grade 7 Students
427
159
Grade 8 Students
355
139
Grade 9 Students
-
89
Grade 10 Students
-
71
Grade 11 Students
-
73
Grade 12 Students
-
67
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
3%
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% Asian
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68%
% Hispanic
49%
8%
% Black
4%
3%
% White
39%
18%
% Hawaiian
1%
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% Two or more races
4%
3%
Diversity Score
0.61
0.50
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
74%
74%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
12%
12%
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